Planting plan anchoring and embryo plant planting cartridge



R. B. OTWELL Nov. 28, 1933.

PLANTING PLAN ANCHORING AND EMBRYO PLANT PLANTING CARTRIDGE Filed May 9, 1933 Invenlor W a s. .5 J

Altorney Patented Nov. 28, 1933 PLANTING I ANQ R G 1b ZEM R' O PLANT PLANTING CARTRIDGE Ralph nj otweu, Detroit, Mich: ff Application May 9, 1933. -seri 1' NoJtim 11o sgclaims. (01; 47 57); 1;"

"I-'his'in'vention relates to the combination of a planting plan, and a plan anchoring and embryo plant planting cartridge, in which seeds maybe sprouted whenbedded in a charge of peat o'r-other 5 plant sustaining material housed in the cartridge,'--prior to planting the cartridge through suitably designated'planting holes in the planting plan insoil upon which the plan is laid, and to which the plan is securely anchored by the embryo 1d plant planting and anchoring cartridges.

Attention is' called to the following co-pending applications for patent filed by me relating to the present invention;-No. 667,321 filed April 22, 1933 and "670,111 filed May 9, 1933. l

L 'The seed planting,- and plan anchoring, cartridges may be transparent if desiredin order that theprosp'ective purchasers may be able to judge the condition and quality of, the sprouted seed housed therein, prior to purchasing and planting the cartridges.

I The seed planting and plan anchoring cartridges may also be either triangular, square or of other desired form in cross-section;preferably corresponding however in cross-section with *3'5 the shape and size of the planting openings formed in the planting plan which they serve'to anchor. The corners, formed by the junction of the re-' spective faces of the seed planting andplan anchoring cartridge, are notched to provide projecting ledges overlapping the marginaledges bounding the planting holes punched through the planting plan, Upon rotating the cartridge when thrust through the respective planting holes of the planting plan into the ground beneath, its projecting i551 corners or ledges will overlap the marginal edge numbers or other indices printed upon the plant ing plan adjacent to the several openings, or within the segregated groups of openings in the plan,-- b; that the gardener may determine the proposed location of the plants or germinated seeds, according to the data printed upon the plan.

I this inventionis the combinationrof an embryo 'gg plant planting and anchoring cartridge which "may be either triangular, square or of othernesired form in crossesectiongand recessednearthe upper end of the cartridge to provide aproject ing ledge adapted to overlap the plantinglplanto anchor-it to the soil upon which it 'is l aid. T-he coordina'ting planting 'p1an is provided with a plu rality of openings of a size and shape"correspornib ing with the cross-sectionaljform 'and-areaofthe embryo plant planting and planfanch'oring car tr'idge, whereby Tupon inserting the "cartridge throughan'openin'g in the-plan into the soil 'on which it is laid,and 'thenigiving thejcartridge a slight rotation in thesoil, the projecting ledge formed by recessing the wall of the cartridgewill beturned tooverlap' the 'marg'inale'dge bounding V the holes through the-planting plan, thereby. se

curingithe plan upon the 'soil on which it is placed.

It will therefore be seen that by the employment of this invention, the planting plan may be se- 7 curely anchoredto the ground at each plant anchoring the plan upon the soil. 1

opening through the planting plan, thus securely With the foregoing and other objects in view V which will appear as the description proceeds,

the invention further resides in the combination and arrangement of such details as will be hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes may be made in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed tion of a planting plan punched with a series of openings to receive a combined embryo plant planting cartridge and anchor.

this speciflca- Figure 3 is a vertical cross-sectional view' of the cartridge, including a fragment of theplanting plan,--takenvthrough the recessed openings of the cartridge, and showing the r j t i corners of'the cartridge overlapping the marginal edge of one of the plant openings in the planting plan to the soil on plan-thereby anchoring the which it is laid.

Figure 4 is a modification, showing the cartridge triangular in cross-section;

Referring now to the letters of reference. placed upon the-drawing: p

Adenotes a plan anchoring and embryoplant its 1 j planting cartridge or tube of suitable length and e As previously indicated, the primary featureof rigidity, serving as a container for an embryo 1 plant B, or seed, bedded in a suitable plant susinto the soil D through openings E in the plant:- ing plan F without disturbing the plant or injuring the latter. The cartridge near its upper end is formed with horizontal grooves A at therjunction of the rejspectiveysidewalls forming the tubular body of the cartridge. "Thesegrooves are adapted to receive the marginal edge bounding the openings E through theplan F, in which the "cartridge .tained therein in the garden bed; Toranchor the planting plan F to the soilf-th e cartridgesar'e int-LN serted through the respective openings E, which are of a size and shape corresponding withthe cross-section of the cartridge. jUpon inserting the cartridge A in the soil throughthe openings'E'im the plan, the cartridge is given a slight rotation, 3 whereby its projecting ledge A ,formed' bythe groove A through the corners of the cartridge,g-

mayoverlapithe marginal edges E bounding the openings E i in, the plan, thereby securely an- Y 'choring' the .plan to the soil, on which it is laid, ateach openingin the planting plan;.'the ane chor being-secured-in the s oi l, aSa1ISll1t'0fiurn ing.it therein, to '1 :If; desired the cartridges Ai may be provided with openings A through the-panel walls to permit the: lateral roots of theplants toienter ihe soiljin whichthecartridges are bedded, thereby anchoring the cartridge, in'the soil. 1 'I-Iaving-thus described :my invention, WhatI claimis:

,wlpThe combination of a seed plantingplan embodying a plurality of planting holes of suitablersize and form: and atubular seed-plantinga f v with the corners of the cartridge recessed near its upper end to provide an overhanging portion,

adapted to overlap the marginal edges bounding the planting holes of said plan, whereby the plan to the soil upon which the plan may be anchored islaid.

'2 .;The combination 0 5a garden plantingplan embodying a plurality of planting holes arbitrarily disposed, of suitable size and form; and a plan is inserted when bedding the embryo plant con- '9 n 'seed 0 m y pl n planting rtridge, the body of said cartridge corresponding in cross-section to the area and-form of the holes in the planting plan,and grooved near its upper endto receive and overlap the marginal edges bounding the planting holes in the plan, wherebyiipon inserting the cartridge in the soil through one of, the planting holesvof the planting plan, the cartridge may be rotated to overlap the margi-' nal edges bounding said holes, thereby anchoring the planting plan to thesoil' upon which it is laid.

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' R LPHB. OTWE'L Llcombination of a garden planting plan provided with afplurality of arbitrarily arranged openingsthrough which maybe forced cartridges 7 containing seeds or embryo plants to be planted in soil beneath said openings; and a plurality of planting cartridges for housing seeds or embryo plants, said cartridges being recessed to providea portion adapted to; overlap the v marginal edge of the plan bounding said openings, whendnserted through said openings inthe soil on which the plan be laic l therebyyanohoringthe planting plan to the soil against accidental, dislodgement. 

